The main focus area for this major is Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biomedical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Houston. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in bio engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UH was ranked #169 on College Factual's Best Schools for bio engineering list. It is also ranked #9 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UH.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UH paid an average of $861 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $352 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,449 | $20,665 |
Fees | $1,008 | $1,008 |
Books and Supplies | $1,360 | $1,360 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,750 | $9,750 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,064 | $4,064 |
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The median early career salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UH is $28,598 per year. That is 49% lower than the national average of $56,061.
UH does not offer an online option for its bio engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UH Online Learning page.
About 41.9% of the students who received their BS in bio engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in bio engineering at UH in 2019-2020, 41.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Biomedical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering | 43 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemical Engineering | 81 |
Civil Engineering | 62 |
Computer Engineering | 30 |
Electrical Engineering | 91 |
Mechanical Engineering | 220 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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